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Meaning of discumbency | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A reclining position at a meal table, as was apparently the manner in old times such as in Ancient Rome.

archaic, uncountable

Examples

“among the Insticutionary rules of youth , he adviseth they might not be permitted to hear Iambicks and Tragedies before they were admitted unto discumbency or lying along with others at their meals”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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